Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Veterinary Services for Police Dogs
Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)
What is being bought9 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Scottish Police Authority and Police Scotland ( hereafter referred to as the “the Authority”) intends to appoint suitably qualified and experienced contractors to deliver veterinary services to police dogs.
- Recurrence: January 2026
CPV: Veterinary services
Lots and requirements (9)Procurement structure
9 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 9 of them · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1AberdeenAwardedRenewal
Veterinary services for police dogs
Lot #2LarbertAwardedRenewal
Veterinary services for police dogs
Lot #3DundeeAwardedRenewal
Veterinary services for police dogs
Lot #4EdinburghAwardedRenewal
The duration of the contract will be 3 years with the option to extend the Contract for a further two periods of up to 12 months at the sole discretion of the Authority.
Lot #5GlasgowAwardedRenewal
Veterinary services for police dogs
Lot #6AyrshireCancelledRenewal
Veterinary services for police scotland
Lot #7InvernessAwardedRenewal
Veterinary services for police dogs
Lot #8GlenrothesAwardedRenewal
Veterinary services for police dogs
Lot #9StranraerAwardedRenewal
Veterinary services for police dogs
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Aberdeen | 60 | 40 | |
| 2 · Larbert | 60 | 40 | |
| 3 · Dundee | 60 | 40 | |
| 4 · Edinburgh | 60 | 40 | |
| 5 · Glasgow | 60 | 40 | |
| 6 · Ayrshire | 60 | 40 | |
| 7 · Inverness | 60 | 40 | |
| 8 · Glenrothes | 57 | 40 | |
| 9 · Stranraer | 57 | 40 |
- Suitability
All veterinary surgeons utilised by the Contractors in the provision of veterinary services to Police Scotland must be registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and licensed to practise as veterinary surgeons.
- Economic & financial standing
It is a requirement of this Contract that Tenderers hold, or can commit to obtain prior to the commence of any subsequently awarded Contract, indicated below:
SPD Question 4B 5Insurances
Employers (Compulsory) Liability Insurance = 10 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide their current Employers Liability Insurance certificate which should include name of the insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits for any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
Public Liability Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Public Liability Insurance certificate.
Professional Indemnity Insurance = 5 million GBP in respect of each claim without limit to the number of claims. Tenderers may be required to provide a copy of their current Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate.
Documentation requested for the above insurances should include name of insurers, policy numbers, expiry date and limits of any one incident and annual aggregate caps and the excesses under the policies.
SPD Question 4B6 Financial Standing:
The Authority will access a Credit safe report for a Tenderers organisation and use the information contained within to assist with the assessment of the Tenderer’s economic and financial standing. Tenders are asked to provide their company number within th…
- Technical & professional ability
Tenderers are required to provide 3 examples of supplying veterinary services to the public or private sectors in the last three years. The examples provided must be relating to comparable tenders in value and type to the contract being procured.
- Technical & professional ability
All veterinary surgeons utilised by the Contractors in the provision of services to Police Scotland must be registered with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and licensed to practise as veterinary surgeons.
- Price carries 40 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 4 points.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · January 2026
- First published
- 5 Mar 2021, 09:56 GMT
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2021, 13:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Apr 2021 – …
- Authority reference
PROC20-0717- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-017927- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02989cFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
During the Contract period, the Contractor shall monitor and measure their performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPI`s).
QUALITY
- Fit for Purpose Service (e.g. Service availability and delivery)
- Contract Outcome (e.g. Priority Attendance)
COST
- Invoice Accuracy
SERVICE
- Complaints
- Communication
- Management Information
- Accuracy
Publisher note: Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. Assessment of Employment Status Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation Living Wage Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only. Equality and Diversity Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010. Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime form. Subcontractor Detail Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the SPD. Data Protection Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract. (SC Ref:661258)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Apr 2021, 12:30 BST
Timeline
8 Apr 2021 → 28 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline8 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened8 Apr 2021, 12:30 BST
- Notice published28 Jul 2021, 13:44 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete28 Jul 2021, 13:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Aberdeen1 award | |||
| Robson Vets Ltd | £24,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Larbert1 award | |||
| Grahams Road Veterinary Clinic | £13,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Dundee1 award | |||
| Parkside Veterinary Group Ltd | £34,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Edinburgh1 award | |||
| Links Vet Group | £75,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Glasgow1 award | |||
| Abbey Vet Group | £88,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 7 · Inverness1 award | |||
| conanvet ltdSME | £10,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 8 · Glenrothes1 award | |||
| St. Clair Veterinary Clinics Ltd | £13,500 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 9 · Stranraer1 award | |||
| Academy Vet Centre | £5,000 † | — | Awarded |
1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Aberdeen · Robson Vets Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £24,000
- Status
- active
Larbert · Grahams Road Veterinary Clinic
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £13,500
- Status
- active
Dundee · Parkside Veterinary Group Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £34,000
- Status
- active
Edinburgh · Links Vet Group
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £75,000
- Status
- active
Glasgow · Abbey Vet Group
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £88,000
- Status
- active
Inverness · conanvet ltdSME
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £10,000
- Status
- active
Glenrothes · St. Clair Veterinary Clinics Ltd
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £13,500
- Status
- active
Stranraer · Academy Vet Centre
- Signed
- 16 Jul 2021
- Value
- £5,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Aberdeen | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 2 · Larbert | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 3 · Dundee | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 4 · Edinburgh | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 5 · Glasgow | 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 7 · Inverness | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 8 · Glenrothes | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
| 9 · Stranraer | 1bids · 1 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
8 commercial parties on the notice- Abbey Vet GroupAwarded supplier
- Academy Vet CentreAwarded supplier
- Grahams Road Veterinary ClinicAwarded supplier
- Links Vet GroupAwarded supplier
- Parkside Veterinary GroupAwarded supplier
- Robson Vets LtdAwarded supplier
- St. Clair Veterinary Clinics LtdAwarded supplier
- conanvet ltdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.